Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-11

them those signed by Ju5ges TulIy. Mo-
rsn, Baker, McAIlister, ey- Judge Booth,
Marvin, Hughett and others. Mr.. sfc-
COnnell presented petition
signed oy W. c. Goudy sud otaec
prominent citizens end Mr.. LIovd dSliv-
eTed "a appeal reci.iUg the history OF
this celebrated case and giving reasons
Why executive CIemeDCy cau properly be
sXtep led. The Governor listened to
these gentlemen who represented TIE
business men and the class of citizens
mentioned anCve, with re closes Atsen-
ton, and talked with them freely about It.
No one was present bur the t1ree gen
tlenen and the Governor. Al Associated
Press reporter interviewed Mr.. Salter
this afternoon rs to tba chsrscter OF his
talk with TIE Governor ard his impress
SONS Of the Governors purpose. SaIter
said ne was not 1T liberty 10 tell what the
Governor said but he would ssy that
his excellently Vas evidently iabCriug
with the question and spoke very FRANKLY
Of the difficulties CT the situation. Sal
ter t0ld the Governor that IL be had
visited over IN Chicago until this evening
he could have presented still more i'm
posing list Of prominent Games
on the petitions. The Governor replied:
81 sm glad you did not wait TIL tonight
TO ccm3 down, for l must in Justice &c
these men decide the question
very soon. 1t viii not Dc TO
delay much longer"
As Governor Ozlesby vas shout 20 step
into his office Mrs. Black stopped MIN.
See was permitted TO speak few mir utes
when the Governor Interrupted with:
"ExCuse ne, msdam, but | should like 20
take CsTe OF tbs case MYSELF
The man in whom 81 were interested
! finally forced his way out Of the
crowd IN the reception room, and after
| ne had reached he open air he walked
along toward the executive marsiOn.
Il WAS $ memorable sight IS the wives
Snd friends OF the condemned men stood
| in font OF TIE capitUI and gazsd Wiie-
tear-stsired eyes g. the retEesting
! figure. A telling point by the
| mercy seekers yes made IN the afternoon
| almost st the outset William Urban
! representIoDg TO- G0 working men wss
st the moment addressing the Governor.
The shooting of BegIy by PinEertou
| r. the stockysrds was iDstsnced by
! Urban IS { case where murder WAS com
mitted by the member Cf well known
| organization. The Pinkertoa agency Wss
II tbs employ OF anCther weIl-knoWn
orggEizs tiop, the Packers union, snd the
| controlling spirits Of the organic alton
we're no: held responsible for the crime
Of IN individual member. The ple2 seem
! inglY Interested Jhe Governor strongly and
/, lie csiled for repetition Of the sentence
| concerning the murder. The Governor
! seemed, If possible, 10 grow mCCe deeply
Impressed IS the moments sped and by
ISLANDERS dIt not fsil 10 mark the
Z We he
each petition carefully arranged for
| future reference and the particular solic-
| i.ude in ObcaiEing The name and address
and standing Of each spokesman. Grad
! ualIy the friends Of the condemned be-
came more snd more hopeful as the &c
me8uOr Of toe Governor plsiyly
! showed that most thorough
| Investigation VITA the brcadest views end
/ the kindest Of negrgs VIII be given their
arguments Gcd petitions. 3 colloqug be-
tween Samuel Gompeys, pres dent Of the
Ceotrsi Trades UBjon OF New ~-rT
and Cf the Fsder8ted a9sR
the United States and Canada, bel ped this
feeling of hope msteriGIy, though lust
/ Why IL would he difiicCiC 20 sGy. lie mad
We've the history Of the eiEht-n0nr
move 2lent IL 1885, and narrated the i1cl-
dents which led 20 toe strike 81 @cCCr-
fujck's Reaper WORKS and the meeting e.
TIE HaymSEhCt.
SENTIMENT ON THE PACIFIC COAST.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Nov. 9 The
following tel gram wss cent 20 Governor
Oztesby ro-C@Y: The American AlGsnce
With It's nsn.0-ra' . OF 1000, representing
the American sentiment OF the Pacific
coast, implur,s yon to Jet the IAN take
liz course Sc reg2rcs taa Chicago anarch-
lists. Si%red
VICTOR ROBINSON, President.
c.. NJ. BREWSTER, Secretary.